Updated: Russia blames its soldiers’ mobile phone use for deadly missile strike
Updated 11:25am (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia’s defence ministry on Wednesday blamed the illegal use of mobile phones for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89 servicemen, raising the reported death toll significantly. Moscow previously said 63 Russian soldiers were killed in the weekend strike. The ministry’s reaction came amid mounting anger among some Russian commentators, […]
ESSAY: JOHNNY CASH’S GOSPEL VERSUS THE TEMPTATIONS OF NATIONALISM
In an excerpt from his book ‘Trains, Jesus, & Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cash’ first published by Religion News Service, RICHARD BECK looks at how Johnny Cash viewed the Gospel and patriotism – and how nationlists can distort his message…